Hamilton tops rain-hit second practice in Suzuka

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Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap at Suzuka on Friday afternoon, but second practice for the Japanese Grand Prix was heavily impacted by pouring rain which made any representative lap times impossible.

Japanese Grand Prix - Free Practice 2 results

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:48.719s		4
2	Esteban Ocon	Force India	1:49.518s	+ 0.799s	3
3	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:51.345s	+ 2.626s	3
4	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:52.146s	+ 3.427s	3
5	Lance Stroll	Williams	1:52.343s	+ 3.624s	4
6	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari			1
7	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault			1
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